Create a Comic!

Creating a comic strip of a scene in the play

How can we remember what “plot” is?Freytag’s elements:

Or…..

Something a bit cooler….

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Task

Products:

Comic strip (3-6 panels)Analysis

Embedded in edmodo

Collated: An online comic to help people reading or studying the play understand the plot. Pressure’s on!

Task

Activity 1:Create a comic strip representing plot of the play

in a different form

What do we mean by representing? Taking the ideas of a text in

one form and using another form to present these ideas

Task: activity 1

What are the essential elements to include? • 3 – 6 panels

• pairs – points for appropriate water hole behaviour!

• 1 scene

• pick out the IMPORTANT elements

• what elements of plot are in your scene?

Task: Activity 1What to use?Up to you!

• ReadWriteThink Comic Creator: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

• ToonDoo: www.toondoo.com

Just make sure you can save it or print it to a file somehow!

Task: Activity 1What do we need to think about when we make a comic?

Generic conventions:The features which are common to the comic book genre: block colours, caricature drawings, lack of detail, speech bubbles, frames, sequence.

Important elements of the plot: Freytag’s descriptors – how do we create tension?

how do we convey the mood? how do we show conflict? how can we demonstrate a resolution?

So, consider how you will use the generic conventions to demonstrate these important elements of plot!

Activity 2

Analysis:For 3 elements:

why did you choose this visual feature to represent that element of the play’s plot?

Guidelines on handout and edmodo

Activity 2

Analysis:1. Visual feature? Classroom backdrop.2. Why this particular visual representation?Working class, simplicity, inadequacy?3. Generic conventions? Lines, frame, caricature,

colour4. Element of plot? Exposition: introduction to the

demographic and attitudes of Blackrock5. Representation in drama? Stage directions

Activity 2Example: Scene 1Visual element chosen: Classroom backdrop

Generic conventionCOLOUR: Grey, black, brown.Contributes to classroom looking drab- indicates working class school.Introducing us to the demographic.

Visual Element: Classroom Backdrop

Generic ConventionCARICATURE: Contributes to our introduction to characters-we get the sense that characters and attitudes are as stereotypical as the figures.

Genreic Convention FRAME: lets us know that there is a powerful and short scene or event which introduces the play.

Pairs and Scenes:

REMEMBER! Bonus points for positive water hole behaviour!